Projected Lineups for Kraken vs Predators - 3/6/25 - The Hockey Writers - Seattle Kraken

The Seattle Kraken take on the Nashville Predators today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

KRAKEN (26-32-4) at PREDATORS (22-32-7)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KHN, KONG

Kraken projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Jared McCann — Shane Wright — Andre Burakovsky
Tye Kartye — Michael Eyssimont — Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Joshua Mahura — Cale Fleury

Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Ben Meyers, Brandon Tanev

Injured: None

Status Report:

Eyssimont will make his Kraken debut after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Tanev, a forward, will be held out of the lineup for trade-related reasons and is expected to be replaced in the lineup by Kartye, who along with Fleury, a defenseman, was recalled from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Thursday.

Latest for THW:

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos — Ryan O’Reilly — Luke Evangelista
Filip Forsberg — Colton Sissons — Jonathan Marchessault
Fedor Svechkov — Mark Jankowski — Cole Smith
Jake Lucchini — Michael McCarron — Ozzy Wiesblatt

Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Spencer Stastney
Andreas Englund — Justin Barron

Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen

Scratched: None

Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Michael Bunting (appendix surgery)

Status report:

Bunting was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. He is day to day and Predators coach Andrew Brunette said he doesn’t expect the forward to return for at least the next two games. Wiesblatt was recalled from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on Thursday and will play.